THESE DIVISION 2 TIPS WILL COME IN VERY
HANDY IF YOU’RE THINKING OF GETTING
INTO THE GAME POST-LAUNCH, BECAUSE
THE DIVISION 2 IS A MAMMOTH GAME
TO ENGROSS YOURSELF WITH. PRIOR
TO THE GAME’S RELEASE, WE SPOKE TO
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR CHADI
EL ZIBAOUI WHO GAVE US A PLETHORA
OF DIVISION 2 TIPS FOR BEGINNERS, SO
THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY OF HANDY TIPS
IN HERE FOR ANYONE NEW TO THE GAME.
READ ON FOR ALL OF OUR BEST DIVISION
2 TIPS.
DO THE FIRST MISSION!
Yes it sounds obvious for a The Division 2
tip but it’s easy to run off into the world and
forget the essentials. The first mission doesn’t
just ground you in the story, it also give you
vital progression. “You need to start by doing
the first missions so you can get a taste of the
main mission,” explains El Zibaoui. However,
more importantly, “this will also allow you to
unlock a second skill slot so you can play with
two skills.” Once you’ve got that in the bag
then you can wander off and see what’s out
there. “After that I would say don’t hesitate
to go off the beaten track and just observe
what’s happening in the world,” says El
Zibaoui. “It’s dynamic and living, so things
will change.”
UNLOCK THE SECOND WEAPON
SLOT FIRST
You can unlock whatever you want when it
comes to skills and perks but one of those
options is a secondary primary weapon to go
alongside your pistol, and one of El Zibaoui’s
top The Division 2 tips is getting that first.
“When you unlock your first skill you also
get to unlock your first perk. My advice
there is you should start unlocking the
second weapon slot,” he explains. “So as
soon as you loot a weapon in the world
you will have access to two different
[options].”ENEMIES HAVE ARMOUR NOW SO
FOCUS YOUR SHOTS
“We’ve introduced armor plates on
enemies who are very strong with full
armor” explains El Zibaoui. His The
Division 2 tip when up against these
protected enemies is to “first look for
weak points” as most will have weak
areas you can exploit, usually something
with a red color. “Most importantly,” says
El Zibaoui, “you have to remember that
armored enemies have different pieces of
armor, so you should try to focus on oneof those pieces.” It’s worth it too as while it
can take a while to wear down an enemy’s
plating, their health can drop really fast
once it’s gone.YOU HAVE ARMOUR AS WELL THAT
NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED
The Division 2’s enemies aren’t the only
one with armor this time as agents
are packing similar protection. And, in
the same way as the bad guys, when
your plating fails health can nose dive
catastrophically fast. “When your amour
goes down you have to be very careful
and make sure you use an armor kit to
repair it,” explains El Zibaoui.WHAT’S THE BEST GEAR AND SKILL FOR
A FIRST TIME PLAYER?
This isn’t an easy The Division 2 tip to
answer because as El Zibaoui explains,Unlock the second
weapon slot first.ADVICE
THE DIVISION 2 TIPS FOR BEGINNERS
DIRECT FROM THE DEVELOPERS
Everything you need to get started with The Division 2 tips straight from the developers
themselves. Leon Hurley